Star · K2V
Gl 120.1C
Gl 120.1C is a main-sequence star of spectral type K2V in the constellation Fornax, 79.6 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 13769 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | 79.6 light-years (24.4 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 7.84 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 5.90 |
| Spectral type | K2V |
| Surface temperature | 4,840 K |
| Luminosity | 0.553 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.06 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.862 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 2h 57m 13.2s |
| Declination (J2000) | −24° 58′ 31″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 49.8 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 7.84); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Southern Hemisphere and north to latitude 65° N. South of latitude 65° S it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in November, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1946. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 120.1C, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.77, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Boötes. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Koeia 5.23 light-years
- WISEA J025756.40-265528.8 5.27 light-years
- Gl 120.1B 6.27 light-years
- Gl 120.1A 6.30 light-years
- WISEA J030119.39-231921.1 8.93 light-years
- τ³ Eri 9.08 light-years
- GJ 1060B 11.0 light-years
- GJ 1060A 11.1 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.